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https://lnkd.in/euKVKdgY Battery electric train trial is on its way in the UK. Main line tests have started on the nation's first intercity battery train. The class 802 bi-mode unit has seen one of its engines replaced and retrofitted with batteries, a first for the UK rail network. Hitachi Rail has invested over £15 million to develop this pioneering technology in partnership with Turntide Technologies in Sunderland and believe that if the trials are successful, the battery-electric 802s will be capable of running up to 60 miles on batteries. This will be good where electricity wires cannot be installed in tunnels, complex junctions and short trios. #batteryelectrictrain #trial

"Current charging infrastructure in the EU is not only insufficient in scale but also in distribution. Many countries, particularly in central and eastern Europe, are drastically underserved, creating a two-tier system with wealthier, western European countries ahead of the pack. Indeed, almost two-thirds of EU charging points are concentrated in just three member states – the Netherlands, France, and Germany. This imbalance threatens the foundational EU principle of cohesion and risks creating disparities in how citizens can participate in and benefit from the green transition. A disproportionate concentration in urban and affluent areas can also lead to a significant imbalance in EV adoption rates across regions, exacerbating social and economic divides."

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY & EV NEWS: THE HIGHWAY WHERE TRUCKS WORK LIKE ELECTRIC TRAINS The project “Field trial eHighway on the BAB A1 in Schleswig-Holstein (FESH)” is a model trial for practical testing of the infrastructure with overhead hybrid trucks (OH trucks) as a possible technology for climate-neutral road freight transport. The German state of Schleswig-Holstein says it will pioneer a 6km stretch of electronic highway or eHighway test projects: overhead catenary wires, where electric trucks with pantographs can pull power directly from the grid. Cr. TomScott, eHighway.SH

As a user of a fully electric car, I can attest that the problem with the public charging infrastructure is real. 🚗 To achieve the 55% CO2 reduction target for cars and vans by 2030, we must be installing around 22,000 public charging points weekly. We had only 150,000 installed during the whole year of 2023. 🚗 Charging infrastructure is unevenly distributed, with two-thirds of charging points concentrated in just three countries (Netherlands, France, Germany). 🚗 Current permitting processes for public charging are too slow, and most EU member states lack incentives for infrastructure development. But there is no other way to get more EVs on the road than build better infrastructure. So we must find the ways to accelerate the progress. This op-ed in Euractiv explains what it takes to accelerate deployment of public charging.  ⬇️ European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) ChargeUp Europe Eurelectric

The full electrification of transport is a wild vision - an uneconomic and unsustainable one. The charging infrastructure mentioned in the article is a current problem. The bigger, longer term one are the grids. They are unable to withstand a massive increase in electric cars. Just as a thought experiment: how long do you guess it takes to exchange 1km of cable in an urban/suburban area (physically and bureaucratically) - and how many of those will have to be exchanged? Meanwhile alternative fuels, carbon neutral, could use the existing infrastructure.

Curious to know what ports will look like in the future? At the port of Oslo, the answer is electrified ferries and powerful charging stations ashore. To back the aim of Oslo to become emissions-free by 2030, Norwegian system integrator SEAM was to convert three gas-driven passenger ferries – ‘Nesoddbåtene’ – to 100% electric power. They teamed up with Danfoss and, thanks to Danfoss VACON® NXP Liquid Cooled drives, they succeeded with the project. Today, the three passenger ferries operate entirely on electric power, charging from the shore-based EV charging station in only eight minutes. Also, passengers and crew benefit from reduced noise and cleaner air onboard. Read the full case story here: https://bit.ly/3SETlNv SEAM Danfoss Drives Danfoss #VACON #Electrification #DanfossMarine #EngineeringTomorrow #WeAreDanfoss #sustainability

Curious to know what ports will look like in the future? At the port of Oslo, the answer is electrified ferries and powerful charging stations ashore. To back the aim of Oslo to become emissions-free by 2030, Norwegian system integrator SEAM was to convert three gas-driven passenger ferries – ‘Nesoddbåtene’ – to 100% electric power. They teamed up with Danfoss and, thanks to Danfoss VACON® NXP Liquid Cooled drives, they succeeded with the project. Today, the three passenger ferries operate entirely on electric power, charging from the shore-based EV charging station in only eight minutes. Also, passengers and crew benefit from reduced noise and cleaner air onboard. Read the full case story here: https://bit.ly/3SETlNv #VACON #Electrification #DanfossMarine #EngineeringTomorrow #WeAreDanfoss

Curious to know what ports will look like in the future? At the port of Oslo, the answer is electrified ferries and powerful charging stations ashore. To back the aim of Oslo to become emissions-free by 2030, Norwegian system integrator SEAM was to convert three gas-driven passenger ferries – ‘Nesoddbåtene’ – to 100% electric power. They teamed up with Danfoss and, thanks to Danfoss VACON® NXP Liquid Cooled drives, they succeeded with the project. Today, the three passenger ferries operate entirely on electric power, charging from the shore-based EV charging station in only eight minutes. Also, passengers and crew benefit from reduced noise and cleaner air onboard. Read the full case story here: https://bit.ly/3SETlNv #VACON #Electrification #DanfossMarine #EngineeringTomorrow #WeAreDanfoss

Curious to know what ports will look like in the future? At the port of Oslo, the answer is electrified ferries and powerful charging stations ashore. To back the aim of Oslo to become emissions-free by 2030, Norwegian system integrator SEAM was to convert three gas-driven passenger ferries – ‘Nesoddbåtene’ – to 100% electric power. They teamed up with Danfoss and, thanks to Danfoss VACON® NXP Liquid Cooled drives, they succeeded with the project. Today, the three passenger ferries operate entirely on electric power, charging from the shore-based EV charging station in only eight minutes. Also, passengers and crew benefit from reduced noise and cleaner air onboard. Read the full case story here: https://bit.ly/3SETlNv #VACON #Electrification #DanfossMarine #EngineeringTomorrow #WeAreDanfoss

Curious to know what ports will look like in the future? At the port of Oslo, the answer is electrified ferries and powerful charging stations ashore. To back the aim of Oslo to become emissions-free by 2030, Norwegian system integrator SEAM was to convert three gas-driven passenger ferries – ‘Nesoddbåtene’ – to 100% electric power. They teamed up with Danfoss and, thanks to Danfoss VACON® NXP Liquid Cooled drives, they succeeded with the project. Today, the three passenger ferries operate entirely on electric power, charging from the shore-based EV charging station in only eight minutes. Also, passengers and crew benefit from reduced noise and cleaner air onboard. Read the full case story here: https://bit.ly/3SETlNv #danfoss #VACON #Electrification #DanfossMarine #EngineeringTomorrow #WeAreDanfoss #powerconversion #powerelectronics #energytransition #acdrives #batteries #highpower